Marjory Francesca McCrae b. 28 November 1905

Also known as Mahdi McCrae, Mrs McWilliam
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Mid 20th century painter, cartoonist and commercial artist. Her parents' great friend Norman Lindsay taught her to draw and throughout the course of her career she contributed to many publications including the Bulletin, Home, Aussie, Woman and Smith's Weekly.

Citations

  • Pacey, William (1954), 'The Adventures of King Kobar’.

  • Spaul, George (1942), 'Where the Stars are Born’.

  • Chase, Roy (1924), 'A young artist’, Sydney, NSW: Aussie, 04-15, ALSO: 1923-01-14; 1928-02-15; 1922-07-15, p10; 1927-01-15; 1927-02-15, p33 ; 1927-09-15.

  • Lawson, Valerie (1990), 'Connie Sweetheart’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Judd, Craig (1999), 'Mahdi McCrae and Edith Wall : Illustrators in the Popular Press 1920s – 1940s’, Sydney, NSW : in Past Present [(Kerr, J. & Holder, J. (eds.)].

  • Lindsay, Vane (1979), 'The Inked-In Image’, Richmond, Vic.

  • (1926), Sydney, NSW : Daily Telegraph, 11-30.

  • 'Original Bulletin drawings 1934-35’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (PX *D488).

  • Information sourced from Judd, Craig.

  • Information sourced from Hay, Janet.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

  • Information sourced from McWilliam, Dorothy.

  • Sydney, NSW : Woman.

  • Smith’s Weekly, 12-01, p18.

  • (1927), Beckett’s Budget, 08-23, p12.

See also

  • 'Self-portrait cartoon Aussie 15 February 1928 (ill. Heritage); 'Self portrait in silhouette' Home 1 January 1927, 34 (very straight); photograph by Bernice Agar, Home 1 June 1925, 27.'.
  • 'Heritage: Section 2, plate 75'.
  • 'PORTRAIT: Mahdi McCrae, (Self Portrait), cartoon from Aussie 15 February 1928.'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions